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As someone who prefers to drive Japanese beaters I don’t see EVs ever really being a better deal, environment aside. Prior to Covid you could get a 2003 Coroll
by endisneigh 4y ago
As someone who prefers to drive Japanese beaters I don’t see EVs ever really being a better deal, environment aside.
Prior to Covid you could get a 2003 Corolla for 3000-5000 dollars and drive it another 100K miles easily with basically oil changes only.
I’ll be pleasantly surprised if you could ever buy an EV for that price and drive it that much.
- jeoqn 4y ago[flagged]
- silverwasthere 4y agoWorked for cigarette smoke...
- 1970-01-01 4y agoThe 1st generation Nissan Leaf accomplished this a few years ago: https://tiremeetsroad.com/2021/02/16/lots-of-cheap-2000-nissan-leafs-with-reduced-range-popping-up-on-californias-used-car-market/ https://tiremeetsroad.com/2021/02/16/lots-of-cheap-2000-niss...
- endisneigh 4y agoI don’t see how it’s comparable, it can only drive 30 miles and needs a new battery.
- 1970-01-01 4y agoYou didn't specify this. Well if you add the requirement of 200+ miles of range, then of course there are none. The only EV that is comparable in age and range with your 2000s era vehicle is the original Tesla Roadster, which is unfortunately a collectable and may never come down in price.
- jdalgetty 4y agoAgreed, though eventually reasonably priced EVs will be a thing.
- hnuser123456 4y agoAs someone who drives a 2003 Corolla, it's tough to choose between getting a fun new EV, or watching the average cost of ownership of my car drop below $50/month.